These Adorable DIY Coasters Look Good Enough To Eat

What's the perfect treat for camping trips, backyard movie nights, beach bonfires — or really anytime people are getting together? Yummy, gooey s'mores! If you want to showcase your love for this dessert at all times, a s'mores-inspired coaster can bring this outdoor treat inside and protect the wood furniture in your home. To do this, you'll form polymer clay into all of the different elements of a s'mores, then stack them together and display them on a surface.

The history of s'mores can be traced back almost 100 years when the recipe, which originally called for 16 graham crackers, eight chocolate bars, and 16 marshmallows, first appeared in a Girl Scout guidebook. Who would've thought one day, this yummy dessert that was intended to feed eight hungry Girl Scouts would turn into a clever DIY project? Don't worry, you won't need to make quite that many. 

While coasters aren't usually conversation starters since they're typically purely functional, when they're shaped and layered like real-life s'mores, they can become a really cute accent to put on top of — and protect — any table. So, bring this classic campfire treat's cozy, nostalgic vibes into your living space. There are a slew of DIY home decor ideas to upgrade your home on a budget, but this easy and quick project will unleash your inner craftiness while adding a playful vibe to your aesthetic.

Grab some oven-bake polymer clay like the Premo! Sculpey Accents Oven Bake Clay you can buy at Michaels for under $4 for each 2-ounce square. It's available in over 15 colors, including bronze for the chocolate, pearl for the marshmallow, and 18K gold for the graham crackers. This project will also be a lot easier with a clay tool set from Michaels that costs $7, which comes with everything you need.

To begin this DIY, roll out the 18K gold polymer clay with a small roller. Alternatively, you could run it through a clay roller machine to get it uniformly flat. Then, place a square piece of paper in the size you want for the cracker on top of the clay and cut around it. Use a tool to create a vertical indent down the center, then add dots to both sides. You can also use a clean toothbrush to create more texture. Next, flatten out the bronze clay and cut it into a smaller square for the chocolate, then round the edges and create a grid. Last, roll the pearl clay into a ball and flatten it out. You could add some shading to the white "marshmallow" to give it a genuine toasty appearance.

Put them on a baking sheet and pop it in a toaster oven, following the instructions of your specific clay. After you take them out, don't forget to add a seal like Varathane before using your s'mores coasters so they don't get ruined. Furthermore, if you want to make other types, you can DIY some adorable pressed flower coasters, too.